Book description
Race, Ethnicity and Health, Second Edition,
is a new and critical selection of hallmark articles that address
health disparities in America. It effectively documents the need for
equal treatment and equal health status for minorities. Intended as a
resource for faculty and students in public health as well as the social
sciences, it will be also be valuable to public health administrators
and frontline staff who serve diverse racial and ethnic populations. The
book brings together the best peer reviewed research literature from the
leading scholars and faculty in this growing field, providing a
historical and political context for the study of health, race, and
ethnicity, with key findings on disparities in access, use, and quality.
This volume also examines the role of health care providers in health
disparities and discusses the issue of matching patients and doctors by
race.
There has been considerable new research since the original
manuscript's preparation in 2001 and publication in 2002, and
reflecting this, more than half the book is new content. New chapters
cover: reflections on demographic changes in the US based on the
current census; metrics and nomenclature for disparities; theories of
genetic basis for disparities; the built environment; residential
segregation; environmental health; occupational health; health
disparities in integrated communities; Latino health; Asian
populations; stress and health; physician/patient relationships;
hospital treatment of minorities; the slavery hypertension hypothesis;
geographic disparities; and intervention design.
